by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Biology is a major offered under the biological and biomedical sciences program of study at Loyola University Chicago. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in biology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Loyola Chicago paid an average of $1,033 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,594 | $18,594 |
| Fees | $560 | $560 |
The median early career salary of biology students who receive their master’s degree from Loyola Chicago is $19,227 per year. That is 55% lower than the national average of $42,316.
Loyola Chicago does not offer an online option for its biology master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Loyola Chicago Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in biology in 2019-2020, 60.7% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 61.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 55.4% of the biology master’s degrees at Loyola Chicago in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 20 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 24 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General Biology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biology Studies | 4 |
| General Biomedical Sciences | 52 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general biology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology | 1 |
| Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences | 1 |
| Microbiological Sciences & Immunology | 3 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 24 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicology | 2 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.